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Python Build a Social Network with Flask Broadcasting Stream Templates

How do I host a flask web app online?

how I would I format or host py and html files on cpanel to be viewed on a website?

3 Answers

Looks like Heroku supports flask. Here's a tutorial on getting started with python on heroku.

Actually looks like that's an old tutorial, here's the new one they link to there: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-python#introduction

thank you! yeah some have suggested heroku, I thought it'd be as simple as throwing the files in a public_html folder lol. gonna have to do some reading

It'll take a little more to get it set up initially but once you're done heroku is as easy as pushing your code up to a git repository (because that's literally all you have to do). It's quite easy once it's up and running smoothly and you never even have to leave your terminal window. :)

Kenneth Love
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Kenneth Love
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Digital Ocean, Heroku, and AWS are all good places to host Flask apps. I think it's even possible on places like DreamHost and ASmallOrange. Flask takes a bit more work than PHP or HTML but it's not an insurmountable task.

I really like PythonAnywhere. It is definitely easy to get up and running.

Does anyone have any thoughts on it or can point out some of its downsides?